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Monday, November 5, 2012

Woody Guthrie Goes to Germany

In one of the last hurrahs of the Woody Guthrie centennial,
a festival in Germany honored him today. The festival description points up his
influence and his mythic stature internationally, and draws links from his
Dust Bowl ballads to the Occupy Movement, and from Alan Lomax to Bob Dylan.

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Author of Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America and writer and co-producer of the Smithsonian documentary, Soul of a People: Writing America's Story. Co-author of The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy. I lead workshops at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD. www.davidataylor.com